It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a boy! That Film Stew's Luke and Comiczone's Jae breakdown the TV series that was Superboy. They'll look at the history of the character in other media, whilst getting deep into the show - who are the characters, how are the special effects, and what are some of their favourite episodes? The first season focused on Superboy/Clark Kent (John Haymes Newton), his childhood friend and love interest Lana Lang (Stacy Haiduk) and his college roommate T.J. White (Jim Calvert), son of Daily Planet editor Perry White. As the series progressed, Gerard Christopher replaced Newton as the Superboy as the show took a drastic creative change. Based on the DC comic book character Superman's early years as Superboy, the show ran from 1988–1992. You may know it as The Adventures of Superboy.